Pacific Trail Pipeline says it is the first to reach agreement with all First Nations

In a news statement dated Jan. 23, Pacific Trail Pipeline  says it is the first to reach agreement with all First Nations on a proposed 480-kilometre pipeline route intended to deliver natural gas from Summit Lake to Kitimat, B.C.

The First Nations Limited Partnership (FNLP) that day announced that Moricetown Indian Band had joined the FNLP, a commercial partnership that now includes all of the 16 First Nations whose traditional territory is located along the route.

The statement goes on to call the partnership “without precedent in the Canadian energy industry” and the pipeline “the only proposed natural gas pipeline for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in B.C. with such a benefits agreement.”

“This agreement is unparalleled in balancing strong economic growth measures with preserving our cultural heritage and the environment. There is, quite simply, no other deal that comes close to what we’ve been able to achieve in this partnership,” said Chief Dan George of Ts’il Kaz Koh (Burns Lake).